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Angela Merkel symbol of hospitality for those in need of protection: UN ch
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Munich [Germany], Feb. 18 (ANI): United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres hailed the important role Germany has played at a number of multilateral institutions including the European Union and the United Nations, saying that the country and Chancellor Angela Merkel had been a symbol
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UN chief Guterres rebukes Trump, says US refugee ban against principles
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
London [U.K.], Feb. 1 (ANI): Reacting to US President Donald Trump's executive order banning immigrants to enter the country, newly appointed UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres on Wednesday said the border policies based on religion, ethnicity or race were "against the fundament
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UN chief pledges commitment to achieving world free of nuclear weapons
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New York [United States], Jan. 25 (ANI): Asserting that disarmament can play an important role in ending existing conflicts and preventing the outbreak of new strife, United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has pledged to actively pursue the abolition of all weapons of mass destruc
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UN Secretary-General approves updated UN whistleblower protection policy
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New York [United States], Jan. 24 (ANI): United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has approved an updated UN whistleblower policy, and has made it a priority for the organisation to have a whistleblower protection policy that meets the highest possible standards.
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Guterres appoints Derk Segaar as Director of UN information centre in Delh
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New Delhi [India], Jan.20 (ANI): United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has appointed Derk Segaar of The Netherlands as Director of the United Nations Information Centre in New Delhi, covering India and the Kingdom of Bhutan. Mr. Segaar assumes his duties from today (January 20,
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Sharif raises Kashmir issue, Indus Water Treaty dispute in meeting with UN
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Islamabad [Pakistan], Jan. 20 (ANI): Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has raised the issue of Kashmir with United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres, saying that the Kashmir issue is an international dispute, which remains on the agenda of the Security Council.
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UN chief calls businesses 'best allies' to curb climate change,
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Davos [Switzerland], Jan. 20 (ANI): Addressing the World Economic Forum in Davos, United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Thursday called for a new generation of partnerships with the business community to limit the impact of climate change and to reduce poverty.
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Diversity 'is richness, not a threat': UN chief tells forum on c
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New York [United States], Jan. 18 (ANI): In a message to an event spotlighting the growing challenges of 'anti-Muslim' discrimination as well as hatred in various contexts, United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has appealed for drawing strength from the principles of in
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UN chief Guterres makes case for new efforts to build and sustain peace
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New York [United States], Jan. 11 (ANI): Delivering his first formal briefing to the Security Council, United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres underlined the need for new, strengthened efforts to build and sustain peace ranging from prevention, conflict resolution and peacekeeping
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UN secretary general to play role of 'honest broker' between Ind
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Washington D.C. [United States], Jan. 7 (ANI): Pakistan's permanent representative to the United Nations Maleeha Lodhi has said that the new United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres has agreed to play the role of an "honest broker" to de-escalate tensions between Indi
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Pakistan hands over dossier on 'Indian interference in Pakistan'
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Islamabad [Pakistan], Jan. 6 (ANI): Pakistan on Friday announced that it has submitted a dossier to the new United Nations' Secretary General Antonio Guterres over Indian interference in Islamabad, which was aimed at "destabilizing" the nation.
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Secretary-General Guterres cites multilateralism, teamwork as critical to
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New York [United States], Jan. 4 (ANI): On his first day in office, United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres called for teamwork, telling staff at the world body's New York Headquarters that it is not enough to the "do the right thing, we need to earn the right to do the r
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